Changeable and refillable lipstick assembly



Feb. 21, 1950 R. ,1. LOHR ET AL CHANGEABLE AND REFILLABLE LIPSTICK ASSEMBLY Filed March 5, 1948 yidea.

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Patented Feb. 21, 1950 CHAN GEABLE AND REFILLABLE LIPSTICK ASSEMBLY Raymond J. Lohr and Richard N. Carver, Erie.' Pa., assignors to Louis Marx & Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application March 3, 1948, Serial No. 12,806

4 Claims. l

This invention relates to cosmetics, especially 'lipsticka and more particularly to a changeable 'to manually handle the crayons, for otherwise the rsoiling and messiness is such as to discourage women from adopting this otherwise economical In fact, even the use of refill `crayons of identical color has notheretofore proved popular because of the need to handle the crayons when removing the old one and inserting the new one. The present invention is of value for even a Awom'- an using only one shade of lipstick, for the improvement is then employed to facilitate removal of a used crayon and insertion of al rell. However, the removal of one crayon' and the insertion of another is made so rapid, clean and convenient by means of the present invention, that the change is readily made from day to evening, or from costume to costume, as previously described. The holder itself may be made rich and ornate in appearance, and of precious metal, for only one holder is used with many crayons.

To accomplish the foregoing general objects, and other more specific objects which willhereinafter appear, our invention resides in the changeable and rellable cosmetic assembly elements, and their relation one to another, as are hereinafter more particularly described in the following speccation. The specication is accompanied by a drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective View of one form of box for housing the assembly;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with the cover removed, and with the holder in the box;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same, with parts broken away;

Fig. 4 is explanatory of the method of inserting a crayon in the holder; and

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of the cover of Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Fig. 2, the cosmetic assembly comprises, in combination, aholder I2, 'a crayon I4, and a crayon support '16. Thefholder I2 may be of any -conventional type, and'preferablythough not nec'- e's'sarily includes a. movable crayonfcpfindicated in outermost position at I8 in Fig. 4. The crayon I4 has a base'20 (Fig.- 2) which is rigid compared to the relatively soft crayon I4. As here illustrated, the base is made of sheet metal, but it may also be made of va moldable plastic or equivalent material. In eilect, the lipstick has two cups, one being the cup 20 which remains permanently with the crayon I4, and the other being the cup I8 of the holder which detachably and frictionally receives the cup 20. However, to distinguish between these two cups, the cup 20 is here referred to as the base of the crayon I4. Either cup or both may be a bottomless tubular sleeve rather than a cup, but cups are preferable.

The upper part of the base 20 has means generally designated 22 for mating with the crayon support I6, and conversely, the support I6 has `means to receive the part 22 of base 20. The

mating parts support the base and with it the crayon against axial movement, while at the same time exposing the lower part of base 20 to receive the cup I8 of the holder.

In its most practical form, there are a plurality of crayon supports for a plurality of crayons I4, 24, 26, and 28, as well as another crayon, not shown in its support, it being assumed to be in the holder I2 in Figs. 2 and 3. Its removal bettershows the natureof the support.

The supports are' preferably housed within a box 30, which in Fig. l is shown closed by means of a cover 32. The box protectively houses all vof the crayons,`and inthe particular form here shown, is provided also with space to receive the holder I2, so that the entire assembly may be packaged and sold'as a unit.

Considering the arrangement in greater detail, the means 22 at the top of the base 2|] is a narrow annular groove, and the crayon support I6 is an upright wall having recesses cut downwardly from the top edge thereof and dimensioned to receive the annular grooves. One such recessis best shown at 34 in Fig.V 3. The bottom edge is semi-circular to conform to thebase of the crayon, but this is not essential, for if the bottom edge were straight, the'groove would nevertheless be engaged at side and bottom points sufficient to support the-crayon against axial movement, and also against tilting toward the bottom of the box. The groove 2-2 is preferably formed between a pair of annular beads 36 and 38, said beads vbeing spaced apart by an amount only slightly greater than the thickness of the support wall 40 in which the sockets or recesses are cut.V The use of out"- wardlypressed beads 3B and 3B, instead of an inwardlyV pressed groove,- has the advantage i 44, end walls 46 and a rear wall IIB-,but the' front y Wall is either absent, or is narrowed to the small width shown at 5i! in Fig. 3.- In the-present case the cover 32 is a slip cover having a top wall and' four edge walls, but it will be understood that'it may also be a hinged cover which closes the top wall and the front wall.

In the particular example here shown, the support wall 4D is one wall of a channel shaped piece of sheet metal, the other'wall ofwwhich is shown at. 52, the said- Wallsbeing connected by a bottom walli 54 which is secured to the bottom llllof the box,- as by means of eyelets 56. The `forward wall 52. isnarrower than the support wall LUL-and is preferably recessed or scalloped, as is best shown at 58 in' Fig..3. In this-way the forward wall 58 may be used to vhelp locate and support the holder when applying the cup to the base of one of the crayons. However, the forward ywall or guide wallY 58- i-s not essential.

Assuming that the vassembly has been newly purchased, it is merely necessary to remove the holder-42 from-.the box;I to'thenslide the cap 60 from the'holder I2 in the usual way; to then rotate the bottom ring 62 of the yholderrelative to `the cylindrical portion `E54, tov slide the cup I8 to outermost position (if it is not already there);

and tothenpush-theholder axially on to the base of a desired crayon,` this being shown in Fig. 4 by the change from the broken line posiN tion I2" to the solidv line position IZ. After the cup I84 hasl been-pushed-homefon base 2l),v that is all the wayto the bead 38,--it is merely necessary toraise the holder as is illustrated by the change from thersoliduline position-IZ-to the broken line positionIZ", the crayon being raised with the holder. The crayon may then 4be used in` the usual way,.followingwhich.it is turned back into the Vholder and kthe capl 60 restored, as is done with any'ordinary lipstick.

Under 'ordinarycircumstances, Athe box with the/replaceable crayonsy is-leftatV home, and the holder` with its singlecrayon is= carried in the owners purse in the usual manner. selectsy a crayon -ofldesiredcolor before starting from home. To change fromone crayon to another, the process described. above is repeated, except that after .preliminaril-y .moving the old crayonto outermost position, its annular groove isa-dropped downwardly into the-vacant socket, asbyl-a movementfrom the broken line position 22 yinellig; 4 to IthesolidlinefpositionI 22, whereupon the holder is pulledaxially away from the box, as is illustrated by the change; from the solid` line position I2 to thebroken line position I2". 4The holderis then .pushed on tothe base of-a crayon of desired shade, andraised to `free the-crayon .fromits-socket.- It'. will be noted that at no time is it necessary to touch or handle either the old or thenew crayon.-

In exceptional cases a woman may prefer Yto car-ry the Ventire box. with her. With this in mind, the'` cover- 32.-oftheboxis Aprovidedwith1 a. mirror on-theinside, asf-'is-shown atl in-Fig. 5.1 This 4 mirror may be employed while using the cosmetic stick.

It is believed that the construction and method of use of our improved cosmetic assembly, as well as the advantages thereof, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description. The holder maybe richly and expensively adorned, because only a single holder is required for a number of crayons. A crayon of one shade is readily re- `moved from the holder, and readily replaced by another of different shade. The array of different shades makes it readily possible for a woman to recognize and select a desired shade because of the juxtaposition-of the different shades for comparison.

It'will be yunderstood that while we have rev.ferred to lipstick crayons of different shades, the

invention is also useful with lipstick crayons of a single shade, for in such case the crayon support wall with its sockets is of great convenience toA remove 4the remnant of a used crayon and to applya refill crayon. It will 'be understood that While a crayon supportfor five crayons has been shown, a lesser or greater number may be provided. It will alsofbe understood that the crayons need not all be lipstick crayons; and instead eyebrow pencil, yeyeshadow, face rouge, etc. may be-provided along with lipstick rouge.

It will also be understood thaty while the box here shown has a space to receive the outside holder, that is-notvessential, and instead a box may be sold which contains only rells,r the holder being' sold separately. The crayon support need not be channel shaped, the forward or guide wall 52 being a refinement which is not essential to practice of the invention. Moreover, while it is convenient to secure the support wall to the bottom wall 58 of the box, that is not essential, for the support wall might be secured at its ends. The box itself may' take diierent forms, and may be made to open in different ways, although in all cases it is convenient'to open at least the top and front of the box for easy application of the holder to the crayon, and easy removal of the i crayon from the crayon'support.

It will therefore be apparent that while we have shown and described our invention in a preferred form, many changes may be made in the particular structure shown, without departing from the spirit of the invention as sought to be defined in the following claims. Inl the claims thesupport wall is referred to for convenience as'I being upright, but it can be horizontal, with the crayons hanging downwardly, and a side wall left open to slide the crayons laterally out of the sockets or recesses ofthe holder.

We claim:

1. A lipstick boxforluse with a crayon holder interchangeably receiving a plurality of crayons each having a rigid base having a narrow annular groove, said box having a bottom wall, end walls, and a rear wall, a 'cover for closing or opening the top and front'ofY said box, two spaced upright support walls within-the box extending substantially parallel to the rear wall, one Wall being of V ceve the projecting crayons, and the arrangement being such that the crayons may be 'interchangeably added to or removed from the holder without manual contact with the crayons.

2. A lipstick box for use with a crayon holder interchangeably receiving a plurality of crayons each having a rigid base having a pair of annular beads spaced to provide a narrow annular groove therebetween, said box having a bottom Wall, end walls, and a rear wall, a cover for closing or opening the top and front of said box, a channel shaped piece of rigid material secured to the bottom of the box and extending substantially parallel to the rear wall, one wall of said channel being of greater height than the other, the higher wall being disposed toward the rear of the box and the lower Wall toward the front, said higher wall being downwardly recessed to form a plurality of seats for receiving and detachably supporting the plurality of crayons at the annular grooves, the forward lower wall of the channel being recessed to help locate and support the holder when applying it to the base of one of the crayons, the spacing between the rear wall of the channel and the rear wall of the box being large enough to receive the projecting crayons, and the arrangement being such that the crayons may be interchangeably added to or removed from the holder without manual contact with the crayons.

3. A crayon support for use with a conventional lipstick crayon holder and a plurality of crayons each having a rigid base adapted to be friotionally received within the aforesaid holder, with the upper part of said base having means for mating with the crayon support, said crayon support comprising a single channel shaped piece of sheet metal having a first wall and a second wall spaced therefrom, the first Wall having a plurality of recesses cut downwardly from the top edge thereof and dimensioned to receive the mating part of the crayon base with the exterior of the base exposed around its periphery to enable it to receive the holder, and the second wall being recessed with recesses of larger dimension to receive the holder, said recesses being in coaxial 6 registration with the recesses of the rst wall vin order to help locate, guide and support the holder when applying the holder to the base of the crayon.

4. A crayon support for use with a conventional lipstick crayon holder and a plurality of crayons each having a rigid base adapted to be frictionally received within the aforesaid holder, with the upper part of said base having means for mating with the crayon support, said crayon support comprising a single channel shaped piece of sheet metal having a Wide wall and. a narrow wall spaced therefrom, the wide wall having a plurality of deep recesses cut downwardly from the top edge thereof and dimensioned to receive the mating part of the crayon base with the exterior of the base exposed around its periphery to enable it to receive the holder, and the narrow wall being recessed with recesses of larger dimension to receive the holder, said recesses being in vcoaxial registration with the aforesaid deep recesses in order to help locate, guide and support the holder when applying the holder to the base of the crayon, and an openable box Within which the support is xedly mounted, said box being so dimensioned as to protectively house the crayons when not in use, and said box having a wall near the narrow wall of the channel which -is removed when the box is opened, to facilitate application of the holder around the base of the crayon.

RAYMOND J. LOI-IR. RICHARD N. CARVER.

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